[UCI-Calit2] Tuesday Seminar -- Screening for Alcohol Abuse Through Technology

[Stuart Ross]

Calit2 announces the first seminar in the 2013 program for Summer Undergraduate Fellowships in Information Technology (SURF-IT).  The seminar is open to the public.
 
"Transforming the impact of alcohol screening through technology"
 
Dr. Shahram Lotfipour
Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and Public Health
Director, Center for Trauma and Injury Prevention Research
University of California Irvine School of Medicine
 
Tuesday, July 2
11:45   Light luncheon available
12:00   Seminar
Calit2 Building, Room 3008
 
The impact of alcohol use has been widely studied and is considered a public health issue. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) recommends Screening and Brief Intervention and Referral Treatment (SBIRT), but the actual practice in the Emergency Department (ED) is constrained due to limited provider time and financial resource.  The objective of this project is to assess the effectiveness of alcohol screening in the ED through technology. Computerized Alcohol Screening and brief Intervention (CASI) compared to alcohol screening by nursing during Medical Screening Examination (MSE) in the ED and it's societal role will be discussed. CASI has been successfully implemented at UC Irvine Trauma Center and several other trauma centers. Published studies from the work at UC Irvine including a review of the literature will be discussed. 
 
Dr. Lotfipour is one of the faculty mentors for the SURF-IT Fellows
 
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